This film city was located on the outskirts of the city and covered an area of more than 1600 mu. It cost more than a billion RMB to build. The previous mayor borrowed money from all over the place and issued a lottery to raise funds among the citizens. This magnificent film city was able to rise from the ground and become one of the few tourist attractions in Dong Shan city as well as a stable source of income.
Unfortunately, this hard-working mayor was removed from his position because his mistress flaunted her wealth on Weibo before the construction of the film city was completed. This allowed the new mayor to take advantage of the situation. Nowadays, the older people in Dong Shan city would always sigh and feel sorry for the previous mayor when they talk about him:
"Why did he have to have a mistress from a film school? If he could endure it a bit longer, he might even get a job in the central government! "
"Yes, yes, this new mayor is enjoying the fruits of others' labor, happily reporting the 7.1% annual economic growth rate to the higher-ups … But I heard that because of the previous example, he doesn't even dare to wear a good watch anymore, let alone having sex!"
There was also a rumor that the previous mayor was from the army and had experience in facing dangerous environments. Therefore, the country was prepared to let him redeem himself by sending him to the heart of Africa to snatch diamonds from the anti-government guerrillas. No one knew if this was true or not.
All in all, this Dongshan Film and Television City, which had film shooting bases, tourist attractions, restaurants, guesthouses, and nightclubs, was luxurious, outstanding, and extravagant. It was in line with the wishes of domestic and foreign film crews.
After we left the subway, Xiao Qin brought me to the entrance of the film filming area C. After showing my identification to an old guard and registering my name, I was finally brought into the interior of the base.
Since the Dongshan Film and Television City was built in an ancient architectural style, I thought that most of the people shooting here would be period dramas. However, I didn't expect that 90% of the people I saw on the carved bluestone pavement were anti-Japanese dramas.
On top of a Ming dynasty style earthen city wall, a certain soldier of the 8th Route Army roared while holding a golden ringed sword: "Give me back my country!" The twenty or so Japanese soldiers in front of him were like dumplings falling into a pot, they all fell down from the top of the city wall. It was unknown if he had used Kamehameha or Buddha's Palm.
A depressed Japanese actor (I later found out he was Japanese) was being scolded by a Chinese director with a big belly, "You don't look like a Japanese actor! You have to be more fierce! Be fiercer! "
Unfortunately, the big-bellied director saw me passing by. He turned around and ran toward me as if he had found a treasure. Since he was so fat, he started sweating after just two steps. He had to shout at me to stop.
"Hey! Which cast are you from? Are you interested in playing the role of a young Japanese? We have a scene of burning, killing, and looting … "
I was so mad at him that I almost vomited blood.
Could it be that my face is so ferocious that even China is not willing to take me in and must exile me to the Japanese?
I gritted my teeth and angrily expressed my rejection. However, the director wasn't angry. He just shook his head to express his regret. Then, he scolded the Japanese actor even more harshly.
"Did you see that? That's the expression of a real Japanese! It clearly shows the bloodthirsty nature of the Yamato people who have been twisted by militarism! Hurry up and learn! Don't get arrogant just because you're fluent in Japanese! By the way, is your character going to die in three episodes? If your performance is always this lukewarm, it's going to be hard to find your next job! "
I saw a 12-seater electric scooter pass by every 5 minutes on the inner ring road. I noticed that Xiao Qin was purposely walking me because she wanted to spend more time alone with me.
"Umm … Ye Lin classmate, can I take a look at your phone? I won't read your messages, I just want to look at the appearance … is that okay? "
Xiao Qin asked anxiously.
I knew Xiao Qin wanted to buy the same couple phone as me, but this knockoff phone isn't something people on earth can easily buy, so I lent her my phone.
Xiao Qin discovered that she needed at least two hands to hold the phone.
Also, because the screen was too big, the distance between the virtual keys was also too large. With the length of Xiao Qin's thumb, she couldn't even dial normally.
Xiao Qin sighed with sorrow. The sorrow in her voice was two meters deeper than the water in the Peach Blossom Pond.
"Maybe … maybe I can't use the same phone as Ye Lin classmate … I can't find the same one online. Also, my mom bought me a phone a long time ago, it's just that Ye Lin classmate doesn't have one, so I don't want to use it alone … It looks like I can only use the unopened phone my mom bought me before, what a pity …"
You already have a phone at home, but you still want to buy the same one as me. What benefits do you get from maintaining the so-called 'synchronization rate' with me?
"Ah! Oh right, how about you enter my phone number into Ye Lin classmate's address book! "
Before I could stop her, Xiao Qin opened the address book icon on the phone. Fortunately, my address book only had 'home'. I didn't have time to enter the phone number the class leader gave me last time. I think I left the English exercise book in the desk at school.
When Xiao Qin saw my empty address book, she couldn't hide the excitement in her heart and immediately began to edit her own entry.
Following her clumsy typing, a line of words appeared next to "Contact Name": "Dearest, Dearest Wife"...
Whose wife are you! Do you want to see 'dearest wife calling' in the 'Caller' column every time you call? Are you trying to subtly brainwash me for a long period of time! Also, why was she happy when she entered her name, but frowned when it was her turn to enter her phone number! Is it because she forgot her own phone number? If I don't have a phone number, do you think I can just call 'dearest wife' and it will automatically be transferred to your phone? Does your family own China Mobile!
I saw that Xiao Qin couldn't remember her phone number even after racking her brain for five or six minutes. I snatched my phone from Xiao Qin's hands and pressed the 'cancel' button while Xiao Qin wailed. I killed the mushy 'dearest wife' in the cradle.
"Let's wait until you remember your phone number!" I put my phone back in my pocket. Xiao Qin wanted to hug my arm again, but I thought Auntie Ren might see it, so I righteously rejected her:
"Seeing that so many revolutionary martyrs shed their blood to resist the Japanese invaders, are you still in the mood to flirt with each other and care about love?"
Xiao Qin pouted, "What does the Japanese invaders have to do with me hugging your arm! Also, they're not filming a war film, they're filming a martial arts film! Every time I come, I see them torturing and killing Japanese! "
I continued to chat with Xiao Qin and I finally arrived at the filming location of "The Magic Cauldron". What made me want to cry was that this was the only American film that gave me a bit of a 'Chinese period drama' feeling.
It was around nine in the morning and there were around forty to fifty people filming a palace scene. The spacious square in front of the palace was completely paved with white marble carved with dragons and phoenixes. I could tell it was modeled after the style of the Forbidden City in Beijing.
On the opposite side of a temporary mud brick wall that was only half a meter tall, there were twelve fully armored samurai waiting in formation with various props and weapons in their hands.
Although these warriors were shining under the sun, and their armor was exquisite and luxurious, anyone could tell that they were just minor characters. In the movie, they were probably the Royal Guards, and they would definitely be easily defeated by the main character or the Boss.
The evidence was: Before the main character arrived, they stood straight like a soldier. Even if a dragonfly landed on the tip of their nose, they wouldn't wave it away. They were afraid of offending the director or someone else and they would be replaced.
It's true that extras don't have human rights. I've heard before that although the crew of "The Magic Cauldron Legend" was half American and half Chinese, because the sponsor was American, most of the Chinese actors were hired locally to act as extras. The requirement was that they had to have a good command of English because the crew could only communicate in English.
The twelve golden armored samurai on the opposite side of the wall, I don't even need to ask if they are my fellow countrymen. These American capitalists are really despicable to make my fellow countrymen stand under the sun!
I was looking around to see where Ai Mi was when I saw Auntie Ren walking towards us.
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